Stacy in Dataland (´⊙~⊙`)

Perp markets hum with $150B in OI and $200B in daily volume, 10x the spot. The yield potential here easily overshadows V2’s current spot activity.

A snapshot of Almanak's traction: TVL: $5M → $167M in 90 Days (+3,227%) • 30-Day Growth: +165.29% ($62.94M → $166.98M) • 7-Day Growth: +2.54% (consolidation phase) What this means: 1️⃣ Almanak is the fastest-growing AI DeFi protocol (outpacing Giza's $25M TVL by 6.6x). 2️⃣ Capital inflows accelerating: Sep 22 saw the highest net inflow since first vault launch 3️⃣ Institutional interest: Large deposits suggest whale/fund participation Are you watching Almanak? Already a depositooor? Click here to join my Almanak squad

I'm in a writing mood this week. Here's my invest memo on Flying Tulip ($800M upcoming sale) covering both strength and weaknesses of their "innovation everywhere" design. Enjoy reading and share with frens!

Takers, those who fill existing orders, set the tone for price action. Their sentiment and execution style influence short-term moves and reveal shifts in long-term trader behavior.

Barter keeps growing its liquidity network by tapping into more protocols and layers. Since early 2023, its list of active sources has climbed to 39.

Public sales are back to meta: Legion, Buidlpad, MetaDAO, and Echo sales are printing. Here's everything you need to know about this new shiny launchpads squad.

Airdropping 310M tokens in late 2024, Hyperliquid proved that DEXs can match CEXs in speed, UX, and liquidity. Since then, new players like Aster and Avantis have fueled the momentum, pushing DEX volumes to new highs.

Zora is rumored to be working on creator livestreaming. The recent listing of First Base token on Robinhood has also sparked speculation about a deeper collaboration. Meanwhile, fees were slashed from 3% to 1%, with half now going directly to creators.

Well... The last week was hard, but pretty insightful ↓ General ➖Crypto.com: Alpha Navigator: Quest for Alpha [September 2025] ➖ Binance: Weekly: BTC Sets New ATH and BNB in Spotlight ➖ Galaxy: Weekly Top Stories - 10/10/25 Market ➖ Coinbase: Weekly: Debasement or Momentum? ➖ Binance: Crypto Synthetic Index for All Market Conditions ➖ Cointelegraph: Exclusively obtained orderbook data reveals details about USDE crash ➖ Glassnode: An Early Black Friday ➖ Glassnode: BTC Market Pulse: Week 42 ➖ Galaxy: Binance’s BSC Mogs, but for How Long? ➖ Galaxy: Crypto’s Most Violent Flash Crash Yet Blockchains & networks ➖ DL Research: Arbitrum's DRIP In Action

Scallop combines the best of Compound V3 and Solend V2 into a Sui-native lending market — already hitting over $100M in TVL and $6M in revenue. From sCoins and zkLogin to its veSCA-based governance, Scallop is quietly assembling one of the most robust institutional DeFi stacks on Sui.

Funding rates across the crypto market have collapsed to levels not seen since the depths of 2022. It’s one of the most dramatic leverage resets in crypto history – a clear purge of speculative excess.

While most Ethereum ecosystem tokens are struggling, lending protocols like Morpho, Euler, Fluid, and Aave are pulling ahead. They’re outperforming stablecoin platforms and other hyped sectors like DEXs and LRTs, likely fueled by liquidation-driven revenue spikes.